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Pitman Bakery back in business with new name, new owners

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Gwyn Glass , from Pitman, holds her son Preston, 4, as he picks out a piece of carrot cake Ronnie's Pitman Bakery, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. The Pitman Bakery closed in December of 2012 and reopened as Ronnie's Pitman Bakery. (Staff Photos by Tim Hawk/South Jersey Times)

PITMAN — The cash register had been delivered just half an hour before the soft opening of Ronnie’s Pitman Bakery, the new incarnation of an old Pitman favorite. The board of health had decided the store was ready for business only on Monday, and the apartments above the storefront were still under renovation.

“It’s been a long time — seems longer,” said Bruce Higbee, whose wife Debra serves on town council. Higbee was the new bakery’s first customer.

“I feel lucky,” he said. “And I’m very happy they’re open.”

Murphy’s two sleepless days paid off when the bakery served about 30 people in its first half-hour of business. The offerings were slim, but customers who had been loyal to the old bakery were eager to see what Ronnie’s new recipes had to offer. Murphy said she expected to have a full assortment of cakes, doughnuts and other standards by the end of the week.

“I was 16, and I worked on the ice cream side. It was a great experience,” said Gwen Glass of Pitman, whose first job was at the original bakery. “I was looking forward to see some of the old and some of the new.”

Amber Mitchell of Glassboro also used to work at the bakery.

“It’s refreshing. I grew to love the Pitman Bakery and everything about it,” she said. “I’m going to miss the old family, but I’m sure the new one is going to be just as successful. It’s a landmark.”